SVR
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SVR is Russia’s primary foreign intelligence service, which succeeded the Soviet-era KGB’s external intelligence functions after the USSR’s dissolution.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreign intelligence agency
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SVR self-link ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
FSB
ⓘ
GRU ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
FSB
ⓘ
GRU ⓘ |
| employs |
analysts
ⓘ
clandestine operatives ⓘ intelligence officers ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
cyber operations (attributed)
ⓘ
human intelligence ⓘ signals intelligence (in coordination with other agencies) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic intelligence abroad
ⓘ
political intelligence abroad ⓘ scientific and technical intelligence abroad ⓘ |
| formedFrom | KGB ⓘ |
| fullName | Sluzhba vneshney razvedki Rossiyskoy Federatsii ⓘ |
| fullNameEnglish |
Sluzhba vneshney razvedki Rossiyskoy Federatsii
ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation
|
| hasContinuityWith | Soviet-era intelligence practices ⓘ |
| hasMission | protecting security and interests of Russia abroad ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Yasenevo District, Moscow ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Soviet reorganization of Soviet intelligence structures ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
|
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | laws and decrees of the Russian Federation on intelligence activities ⓘ |
| notResponsibleFor |
domestic security
ⓘ
military intelligence ⓘ |
| operatesIn | multiple foreign countries ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | Russian state secrecy laws ⓘ |
| operationalScope | foreign intelligence ⓘ |
| originatedAfter | dissolution of the USSR ⓘ |
| predecessor |
First Chief Directorate of the KGB
ⓘ
KGB ⓘ
surface form:
KGB foreign intelligence
|
| primaryFunction |
analysis of foreign intelligence
ⓘ
collection of foreign intelligence ⓘ covert operations abroad ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
President of the Russian Federation
ⓘ
surface form:
President of Russia
|
| successorTo | KGB external intelligence functions ⓘ |
| typeOfIntelligenceService | civilian intelligence agency ⓘ |
| uses | diplomatic cover for intelligence officers ⓘ |
| usesCoverOrganizations | yes ⓘ |
| usesMethods |
espionage
ⓘ
information operations abroad ⓘ recruitment of foreign agents ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.